Federal judge refuses to charge Don Lemon in church riot, Bondi "enraged"

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Doc Holliday

Jan 22, 2026

Well, I guess SOME people actually are above the law!

'The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate's decision,' said a source familiar with the matter. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been in Minnesota for two days, as the Justice Department has sought to surge prosecutorial and law enforcement resources there.

I guess Don Lemon will escape the squeeze for the time being.

Politico initially reported that Don Lemon would be one of the 8 people charged as he was listed in the complaint, however, the magistrate refused to sign off on the Lemon charges and removed him from the list.

Another judge standing in the way of the Trump admin actually doing something?

More from CBS:

A different source stressed that the process is not over, and the Justice Department could find other avenues to charge Lemon.


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